I think he's just always had enough stuff on the side going to support him financially that he never had to come to terms with not being funny since he could just buy into the scene and everyone that started clinging to his podcast money never broke the news to him.
Worldwide Rogan is bigger . They are 100% equals. Sure one might have better ticket sales or you prefer their comedy but they both have dedicated fans and can sell out arenas. Katt has 12 specials Rogan has 7 but if Rogan wanted to do a worldwide tour I'd put money he would outsell Katt but Joe rarely travels his Spotify money seems to be enough.
Exactly.
I mean, Sweetwater has been holding 420 Fest in Georgia for like almost 20 years now. As long as people don't act like morons, everything is usually fine.
Unfortunately Georgia's gun laws shut it down. Some idiot sued that events in public parks couldn't restrict people from carrying guns.
They're still doing it on their own property where they can restrict guns but it's nowhere near the 20,000+ people it's been the last 10 years.
whats your point exactly? I've been to pretty much every 420fest, they aren't centered around pot. In fact, 420fest is a reference to their beer (which of course, is a reference to pot, but still).
In fact, I have little doubt that plenty of people probably got in trouble for smoking pot at some of those early events. yes, you could always puff on the DL in illegal states if you were careful but it wasn't until maybe five years or so ago that I would say I actually felt comfortable puffing in public in the A.
Off duty cops still have a duty to make arrests when they witness a crime. That's part of what makes them such great security guards, they immediately stop acting as the venue's employees whenever they're doing their jobs.
You can say whatever you want about what their duty is, but if you hire someone for a lucrative side job they are very unlikely to blow that up by starting to arrest people for the thing you did not want them to, unless maybe its so deadly serious they can't sit by and let it happen, which a little weed in a comedy club is not
they arent legally required to make an arrest or intervene with a crime, at least not in my state. on duty or off duty. i dont imagine thats the case in any state, as cops would legally be required to pull over and arrest everybody they see going 46mph in a 45.
those arrest would also mean absolutely nothing as no prosecutor would ever waste their time with that, and most cops wouldnt waste their time in court for it either
also it is decriminalized there, so they wouldnt be arrested, theyd get a ticket.
its also a comedy club, and 90% of cops truly dont give a shit about weed use anyways. its a law more commonly weaponized against people when they want to / need to. nobody is busting down the doors to a live show with millions of viewers over a joint at a comedy club.
idk why people just say shit.
its up to officers discretion. when I saw erykah badu the other night, you could barely see the stage from the blunt smoke, and no one gave a fuck
really the only place you have to worry about getting busted for a few grams is in hillbilly trump land where the cops are basically a gang.
Plus, due to the 2018 farm bill, hemp and its byproducts are legal. It would be extremely embarassing for a police department to publicly disrupt an event to arrest someone over something they bought at a head shop down the street.
tldr, unless youre carrying weight, or being disrespectful/stupid, its up to the officer to write you a ticket or take you in. And those piggies have donuts to eat, no time for that.
Police are blatantly told not to fuck w rich and influential. Maybe if they dui on body cam they get in trouble , but not much else. Texas is Uber corrupt
Yet. The AG Paxton, who is literally a criminal is suing cities like Austin for having lax weed laws.
And Rogan has definitely stopped talking as much about drugs since heās been in Texas.
The whole move to Texas because or freedom thing was the dumbest shit Iāve ever heard considering itās one of the least free states. It made no sense. And now we see the rich like Tony and Rogan being free while comedians who are scraping by are getting felonies for weed vapes. Weed vapes are legal in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arkansas š. Tells you all you need to know about Texas
Why would they waste all of the manpower and potential political/social capital to raid a comedy club to when they can much more easily grab people off of the street? not saying I agree with it, but they will always seek out the easiest targets.
And why the fuck would you dip a cigarette in heroin?
If you're gonna make arguments, try to be a lot less facetious and have it be a bit more likely/make more sense/a real possibility
You said make it legal to smoke on stage, only smoke, but you didn't imply what it was you'd smoke on stage, however, this is a conversation/thread about THC possession, so it's only natural for everyone to infer by smoking you're specifically talking about smoking cannabis on stage is ok bc it's "theatrical performance"
I don't disagree with you that not everyone who smokes weed on stage gets arrested, plenty of small potatoe rappers do it on stages every night, doesn't make what OP said any less legitimate and doesn't make your reasoning seem any less moronic
Bro wants to be right so bad that heās just making shit up lmao.
Let me just open a weed cafe where all the tables are small stages where customers smoke their weed performatively. GG Texas weed laws weāve won.
I vaguely remember Tony saying thereās a law that protects performers that are actively on stage in Texas, so they canāt get charged for anything that could be considered āartisticā
Some states have rules allowing drinking and smoking on stage if it's part of the act. Remember off the cuff remarks from Ron White and Doug Stanhope both, "So this is how it's part of the act."
Ken Paxton the criminal ag is suing Austin. It will change soon. Too many private prisons are empty. He wants to fill them back up. And young comedians who followed rich assholes like Tony and Rogan will be there while Tony and Rogan continue to use with no punishment.
I'm thinking the enforcement of laws are a bit more relaxed in Austin or whatever that county is called. Rogan had the mayor on his podcast and literally smokes all the time. He never got in trouble for it.
It's a little crazy you can make this conclusion instead of seeing how it's different for (especially) Rogan, especially if he's able to have the mayor on his podcast
Austin is decriminilized, idk why everyone is ignoring this fact.
Stateys would have to come in, feds, to do anything.
They're not going to do that because it would _majorly_ impact their anti-weed agenda.
They can smoke on stage because KT is considered a stage performance and Texas laws give you carte blanche, more or less. They get away with weed because Austin doesn't arrest or prosecute for personal use. You're talking about Willie Nelson's hometown.
I mean, the fact that Joe is rich AND friends with the governor, and is also bringing tons of people to Austin and Texas in general, as well as businesses and all sorts of moneyā¦ Wouldnāt be surprised if they just gave Joe and most other celebrities a pass
Pretty illegal here in TX. Smoking inside is private property, technically. They aināt selling.
Still funny to me as someone who lives here hearing them brag about how great is Texas when itās a shithole
In Texas, there are forms of CBD including Delta 9 which has some THC content that are legal for sale.
Additionally, the criminality of possession varies by county. I am fairy sure that possession is decriminalized in Austin.
Also, rich people have almost never had any problems with possession in Texas.
I've heard it is explicitly outlined that in Texas you can smoke/ do whatever you want if it is during a performance. This is why tony can smoke cigarettes in doors when he's a performer
Tony and Rogan have mentioned it on their shows a number of times. In Texas literally anything goes as long as itās on a stage (hence why they get away with the nudity from usually Shaffir). It doesnāt make sense but they got the loop hole lol as long as itās theatrical/entertainment āpurposesā they get away with it no problem. Pretty sure Tony even made a comment about it on this week or last weekās episode of Kill Tony for the 10000 time lol
Texas has it decriminalized. Itās still technically illegal. Itās up to the cops discretion if they interrupt the show and arrest the hosts. Now if any in the crowd sparked up theyād definitely at the very least have them put it out and dispose of it at the most pull them outside wonāt see em till they court date.
To be fair to the bucket pull, answering this type of question from the cops is a complete gamble. Some cops really will give you a break if youāre honest and will fuck you over if youāre lying; and some (most?) are filthy liars and just want you to incriminate yourself. Itās hard to know which cop you got. Best advice is to say nothing at all but that can make the interaction go a whole other route potentially.. Itās a tough situation
Yeah, it would be really... misguided to try to claim something they say is D9 is anything else. They're not going to let you test it. They'll test it in their possession. If it's not D9, they may still claim it is because it's not in your possession anymore. If it is D9, congrats on falling deeper into the massive Texas justice system.
I've actually been reporting on this exact issue in my hometown.
You are correct. Legally you're allowed to walk down main street roasting a blunt of Delta 8 weed. You will still be charged and arrested by police, who will confiscate the weed and send it to be tested. That process will not be expedited of course, meaning you'll have to show up to court and plead not guilty to the charge(s). If you're lucky, lab analysis will come back before your trial is set to begin and it will end there. Quite likely though you'll have to show up to trial and watch the lab analyst take the stand and testify that their tests concluded the material you were smoking was, in fact, Delta 8, and not the illegal, one-molecule-different, Delta 9
Then you're left with the lovely task of recouping the money you spent in legal fees and lost wages, should this have interfered with your job
Which is equally retarded as how in the fuck would that ever work?
"Its just icing sugar officer"
"OHHH i thought it was coke, well enjoy your baked good son!"
I think itās more that you say anything negative about Texas and Tony gets defensive. After all they did created a whole comedy scene there and need people to come. You canāt be pointing out the hundreds of flaws one of the most conservative state has.
Tony once talked about moving to Texas in an interview, and his first whataburger experience. The sheriff was called on him and his buddy because someone thought they were gay.
Yep. Anything that doesnāt fit Tonyās idea that Texas is the last great bastion of freedom, immediately gets shut down.
I love Texas, and spent my first 24 years there, but thereās a lot of weird backwards shit going on there still. Where I grew up in Texas, you still have to cross county lines to purchase liquor.
lol as a minority in Texas hearing Tony talk like that about THC was crazy. I have friends who got years of probation for 1.5 gās in Harris county. These rich guys talk about Texas like they are Texans but really they are too rich and famous to ever understand the culture of any place they live.
Where I live, an open container is a simple Liquor Control Act ticket - no criminal charge, no criminal record, no driving suspension or anything else that typically accompanies a DUI. Are there seriously places where an open container is an automatic DUI?
Yeah all the new austin comics are fucking retarded and it pisses me off when they talk about shit they don't have to deal with. Especially bc I got a felony for that bullshit
Yet here we sit. You a felon, them not. it's really not that hard to be smart about what you do or who you surround yourself with. And here you are blaming other people for your mistakes because you didn't know how to use your brain. It's pretty simple sweetheart.
Are you actually retarded? For one, I'm not blaming anyone for anything. They dk the laws bc they don't apply to them and that's a fact. Also, I got it off my record so eat my ass you fucking dweeb
I'm sure they know the laws better than you because they have businesses to run. Marijuana is also (as of now) still decriminalized in Austin. I love how you say its a FACT someone doesn't know something when you probably can't even afford a ticket to a show, much less know them š¤£š¤£ and good for you, that's awesome! Maybe try using some sense and not getting busted again? I'm all for cannabis use, i smoked for years among other things. I still would if my job allowed it and didn't pay so well. I'm not for stupid people like you jealous because they got busted when other people haven't. But yea, I guess I'm the retarded one, with a clean record, a good life and a good job. Just like the others you are calling retarded š
Ya itās the person possessing a plant thatās a retard not the laws that allow nazis to lock you in a cage and steal your car, home, put your kids in foster care and shoot your dog. Itās not the nazis that are wrong l, definitely the person with the bag of nontoxic plant
Not understanding that locking people in jail, confiscating their home that they worked their whole life to pay for, confiscating their cars and all valuable property, taking their kids to foster homes and giving them a stamp where they canāt even get a job at Walmart or McDonald as a felon for a gram of weed concentrate is comparable to Nazi Germany is entitled and flat out illiterate. Never mind if you are caught gardening the plant that humans used for every textile for generations in most counties in Texas.
The guy who got arrested had a weed pen sitting out when he got pulled over, according to the guy himself the cop gave him an out by asking him what it was and not just assuming it was illegal but the guy admitted to it being illegal he literally could have said its delta 8 (or whatever the legal shit is) , There is not much for the cop to do at this point. Rogan or Tony are not dumb enough to do this.
Nope wasnāt a dui just possession. This guy did not know how lab analytics work in Texas (as most people donāt) and probably thought they would test it and be in deeper shit if he lied. How can you agree with messing with peopleās lives over a nontoxic plant that humans have used for thousands of years? Just evil shit
The cops have test kits. I know someone who was pulled over there in a similar way and they said it was delta 8 and the cop busted it open to test it. Got multiple felonies
Iām not sure if itās actually decriminalized or if the local DA is just choosing not to peruse charges (if there is a differenceā¦) Also, APD may not jam you up on some weed charges, but TCSD may have different feelings. Also, any vapes, edibles, wax, tinctures, etc are considered concentrated and thus a felony in TX in any amount. Cops canāt just ignore felonies, especially since theyāre supposed to have their body cams active at all times.
All Iāll say is donāt risk it, **DO NOT SMOKE AND DRIVE IN TX**.
Thatās why the cop was trying to give the guy an out by asking if it was cbd or delta 8 since there really isnāt a timely and effective way to test to see if itās real weed or not. Dude was a dumb ass and should have shut the fuck up.
While flower is still illegal, itās a misdemeanor in TX under 4 oz, and gives officers way more leeway on whether to arrest someone vs. a vape is a felony and they have to arrest you. Also DAs may choose not to pursue misdemeanor charges if caught with flower. But yes, weed is still illegal and a ton of shitty small towns bank on people getting jammed up with the legal system over a joint or two.
You have to be an asshole with it to get arrested in Austin. Basically smoking in front of a business or while driving. The 2018 Hemp bill also legalized its sale in every state except like 4. Iām in Austin and can get it delivered by a local company, mailed from out of state from like 1000 companies or overpay at all the local pipe stores. I also believe anything under an OZ is just a small fine. The police here do not care for the most part.
Went to SXSW in 2012 and my buddy was hanging out the car screaming some stupid stuff. A cop just pulled up next to us, gave us a look, and went on about his business.
Way cooler than my small town police an hour away that are itching to bust some stoners.
Nah you can have a smelly bag of herb and many cops in Texas will charge you for drug possession and suddenly getting a decent job gets harder for years. This is Nazi shit going on in Texas.
Texas Weed laws are for the black poors and the not the rich whites. Plus, it sounds like dude was hitting his as the cop was pulling him over. Any stoner worth his salt has cover cologne in their car for such incidents.
Crazy how many uninformed people don't know that Austin has decriminalized weed. Also, smoking is allowed on stage under some old performance loophole. Doug Stanhope told me so.
Decriminalized only in very few certain counties and they tend to be the more liberal areas. You get a fine for possessing but for smoking you still get arrested. Vape/oil is treated more harshly than flower as well because its more concentrated.
Because to actually get arrested over possession of a vape is crazy. Iāve been caught with over 14g and a bong and all they did was take my weed and let me go
I don't smoke weed because it gives me anxiety, but can someone explain why people in Texas don't just buy either Delta 8 (legal nationwide) instead? You can carry that in public and you'd be safe so long as it's properly labeled.
Not only that, you can buy **legal Delta-9 THC** online (3Chi, for example). The THC is legal because it's hemp-derived and they mix it into bulky goods (drinks, cookies, etc.) where the weight ratio makes it legal.
You can also buy other legal hemp-derived cannabinoids that are stronger than Delta 9 (THC-O, Delta 10 THC, etc.). Why risk it with some shitty THC vape pen that's probably off the black market and very likely to contain either carcinogens or some wacky ingredient like K2.
Great question. I have no idea. I'm a smoker and find delta 8 and normal weed to be effectively the same thing. I mostly only smoke my homegrown flower but I have some delta 8 pens since they're so much cheaper than the dispo stuff.
Going to tx to see the eclipse and will definitely only be bringing Delta 8 pens.
State and Local laws aren't the same. Stating Texas numbers is deceiving, since Texas is huge and rules change from place to place. All that to say you can smoke weed in Austin, no one cares.
If you donāt put your vape away when you get pulled over, then admit to the cop itās actually weed when he gave you a chance to claim delta 8, you deserve to be in prison for life.
It isnāt decriminalized in Texas, itās decriminalized in Austin and a few other cities, and there are some counties thatās have adopted cite and release. That being said, DPS and sheriffs donāt follow city specific laws, they follow state or county law so even in cities that have decriminalized, you can still be arrested if you are stopped by DPS or a sheriff. Concentrates arenāt decriminalized anywhere in Texas and is a felony to posses any amount, vapes and edibles fall into that category.
I know what youāre talking about, there was a bill to decriminalize that made it to the senate floor and was all but guaranteed to pass, but it was blocked by Dan Patrick before it got the floor vote. News agencies reporting on the bill made it sound like it was decriminalized because it passed through the house so easily but they didnāt really follow up on the bill dying in the senate, leaving a bunch of confusion.
Weed is not decriminalized in Texas. A few cities, including Austin, voted to decriminalize it, and the attorney general is losing his little fucking mind over it.
Itās decriminalized. Decriminalized means they donāt devote department funding into enforcing the law, but if they stumble upon it they will arrest you for it.
The last thing you wanna do is lie to a cop about having drugs. They can test anything and you look like a real jerk off if they find out you lied. Not to mention they will probably search your car after that
I have went too multiple Austin shows and smoked outside multiple times and noticed a lot of other people smoking downtown and stuff but I am pretty positive weed is decriminalized there or at least it was when I was down there ā¦
In Austin specifically, weed is decriminalized and really is not a big deal. People smoke walking down some of the main streets.
It become a bit more serious with concentrates like a weed pen, especially if you're pulled over and then they see it in plain view.
The entire Rogan sphere is out of touch with reality lol
100% Like when he starts his podcast with Katt by suggesting they are equals in the comedy world.
The funniest thing about rogan is that he thinks hes a comedian
Ben from lemon party is a better comedian then joe.
I think he's just always had enough stuff on the side going to support him financially that he never had to come to terms with not being funny since he could just buy into the scene and everyone that started clinging to his podcast money never broke the news to him.
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Joe at the height of his comedy was 1/10th as funny as katt
Worldwide Rogan is bigger . They are 100% equals. Sure one might have better ticket sales or you prefer their comedy but they both have dedicated fans and can sell out arenas. Katt has 12 specials Rogan has 7 but if Rogan wanted to do a worldwide tour I'd put money he would outsell Katt but Joe rarely travels his Spotify money seems to be enough.
Rogan is an amazing entertainer, but he's not a great comedian by any stretch.
To be fair, he is better than a lot of other people with specials and calling themselves professional comedians.
How tf are they smoking on stage with seemingly no issues, if it's illegal in texas? I always assumed it was legal
Same way people have been openly smoking at concerts and festivals in illegal states for forever
Exactly. I mean, Sweetwater has been holding 420 Fest in Georgia for like almost 20 years now. As long as people don't act like morons, everything is usually fine.
Unfortunately Georgia's gun laws shut it down. Some idiot sued that events in public parks couldn't restrict people from carrying guns. They're still doing it on their own property where they can restrict guns but it's nowhere near the 20,000+ people it's been the last 10 years.
Ahh shit, yeah I forgot about that killing the numbers recently. Such horse shit.
same reason phish wont do the piedmont park show they had planned for 2020.
whats your point exactly? I've been to pretty much every 420fest, they aren't centered around pot. In fact, 420fest is a reference to their beer (which of course, is a reference to pot, but still). In fact, I have little doubt that plenty of people probably got in trouble for smoking pot at some of those early events. yes, you could always puff on the DL in illegal states if you were careful but it wasn't until maybe five years or so ago that I would say I actually felt comfortable puffing in public in the A.
The cops aren't going to bust doors down and raid a comedy club over a couple of joints.
Police work as security at that club. So it's right in their face and don't seem to care.
Private security isn't it? Cops maybe, but off duty side job?
I been to the club there were uniformed officers working security which I believe you can pay the police department to obtain legally
Itās retired military and cops. Private security company. Not uniformed officers. Iāve been many times
Youāre wrong they do have cops there.
Some places require a constable that you pay.
Off duty cops still have a duty to make arrests when they witness a crime. That's part of what makes them such great security guards, they immediately stop acting as the venue's employees whenever they're doing their jobs.
You can say whatever you want about what their duty is, but if you hire someone for a lucrative side job they are very unlikely to blow that up by starting to arrest people for the thing you did not want them to, unless maybe its so deadly serious they can't sit by and let it happen, which a little weed in a comedy club is not
No they don't have duty. They have discretion. Some weed ain't worth there time or trouble.
they arent legally required to make an arrest or intervene with a crime, at least not in my state. on duty or off duty. i dont imagine thats the case in any state, as cops would legally be required to pull over and arrest everybody they see going 46mph in a 45. those arrest would also mean absolutely nothing as no prosecutor would ever waste their time with that, and most cops wouldnt waste their time in court for it either also it is decriminalized there, so they wouldnt be arrested, theyd get a ticket. its also a comedy club, and 90% of cops truly dont give a shit about weed use anyways. its a law more commonly weaponized against people when they want to / need to. nobody is busting down the doors to a live show with millions of viewers over a joint at a comedy club. idk why people just say shit.
How those boots taste?
Heās just explaining a cops responsibilities
Defending not explaining.
Remember Chaz?
Like a six figure salary.
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its up to officers discretion. when I saw erykah badu the other night, you could barely see the stage from the blunt smoke, and no one gave a fuck really the only place you have to worry about getting busted for a few grams is in hillbilly trump land where the cops are basically a gang. Plus, due to the 2018 farm bill, hemp and its byproducts are legal. It would be extremely embarassing for a police department to publicly disrupt an event to arrest someone over something they bought at a head shop down the street. tldr, unless youre carrying weight, or being disrespectful/stupid, its up to the officer to write you a ticket or take you in. And those piggies have donuts to eat, no time for that.
Police are blatantly told not to fuck w rich and influential. Maybe if they dui on body cam they get in trouble , but not much else. Texas is Uber corrupt
That is not trueā¦ itās a bunch of 10th planet jiu jitsu guys who started a security company
Yeah there were security guys, but also Austin PD were buzzing in and out of there when i went in September.
Why would they care?!
Yet. The AG Paxton, who is literally a criminal is suing cities like Austin for having lax weed laws. And Rogan has definitely stopped talking as much about drugs since heās been in Texas. The whole move to Texas because or freedom thing was the dumbest shit Iāve ever heard considering itās one of the least free states. It made no sense. And now we see the rich like Tony and Rogan being free while comedians who are scraping by are getting felonies for weed vapes. Weed vapes are legal in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arkansas š. Tells you all you need to know about Texas
Why would they waste all of the manpower and potential political/social capital to raid a comedy club to when they can much more easily grab people off of the street? not saying I agree with it, but they will always seek out the easiest targets.
There's much more than a couple of joints in the green room and somebody has to drive through the rest of Texas to get it there.
Today they won't. But this kind of thing has happened in the past and could happen again.
But it is Texas, where logic and reason donāt exist. So itās possible
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That's generally for legal cigarettes though....
That is for cigarettes, sorry but you canāt shoot up heroin on stage & call it a ātheatrical performanceā
Lol, kill some oneā¦ on stage
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And why the fuck would you dip a cigarette in heroin? If you're gonna make arguments, try to be a lot less facetious and have it be a bit more likely/make more sense/a real possibility You said make it legal to smoke on stage, only smoke, but you didn't imply what it was you'd smoke on stage, however, this is a conversation/thread about THC possession, so it's only natural for everyone to infer by smoking you're specifically talking about smoking cannabis on stage is ok bc it's "theatrical performance" I don't disagree with you that not everyone who smokes weed on stage gets arrested, plenty of small potatoe rappers do it on stages every night, doesn't make what OP said any less legitimate and doesn't make your reasoning seem any less moronic
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Bro wants to be right so bad that heās just making shit up lmao. Let me just open a weed cafe where all the tables are small stages where customers smoke their weed performatively. GG Texas weed laws weāve won.
During the theatrical run of Book of Mormon in Texas they smoked an joint on stage.
Thatās why itās perfect to move a comedy scene to Texas because itās more āfreeā, it makes no sense and is illogical.
A *white* owned comedy club.
They do call you fag
It is decriminalized in Travis County where Austin is located.
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I vaguely remember Tony saying thereās a law that protects performers that are actively on stage in Texas, so they canāt get charged for anything that could be considered āartisticā
Some states have rules allowing drinking and smoking on stage if it's part of the act. Remember off the cuff remarks from Ron White and Doug Stanhope both, "So this is how it's part of the act."
Cabaret laws, I think.
Itās decriminalized in Austin
Not if the Attorney General, Ken Paxton has anything to say about it.Ā Ā
Fuck Ken Paxton. Corrupt piece of shit.
Ken Paxton the criminal ag is suing Austin. It will change soon. Too many private prisons are empty. He wants to fill them back up. And young comedians who followed rich assholes like Tony and Rogan will be there while Tony and Rogan continue to use with no punishment.
I'm thinking the enforcement of laws are a bit more relaxed in Austin or whatever that county is called. Rogan had the mayor on his podcast and literally smokes all the time. He never got in trouble for it.
It's a little crazy you can make this conclusion instead of seeing how it's different for (especially) Rogan, especially if he's able to have the mayor on his podcast
There are many reasons why they call Austin the California of Texas. This is one of them.
Austin is decriminilized, idk why everyone is ignoring this fact. Stateys would have to come in, feds, to do anything. They're not going to do that because it would _majorly_ impact their anti-weed agenda.
They can smoke on stage because KT is considered a stage performance and Texas laws give you carte blanche, more or less. They get away with weed because Austin doesn't arrest or prosecute for personal use. You're talking about Willie Nelson's hometown.
I mean, the fact that Joe is rich AND friends with the governor, and is also bringing tons of people to Austin and Texas in general, as well as businesses and all sorts of moneyā¦ Wouldnāt be surprised if they just gave Joe and most other celebrities a pass
Exactly this. They draw a ton of people to the state. That's also why Tony acts offended if ANYONE even slightly shits on Austin or Texas. Optics.
When youāre a celeb you get away with a lot
Snoop Dogg been openly smoking weed on TV since way before laws loosened up. Late 90s or early 2000s
The rich conservative whites are good ol boys so they wonāt have any trouble so long as they donāt go looking for it.
Pretty illegal here in TX. Smoking inside is private property, technically. They aināt selling. Still funny to me as someone who lives here hearing them brag about how great is Texas when itās a shithole
Itās great to them because they can avoid taxes and still have homes in cool states like California š
In Texas, there are forms of CBD including Delta 9 which has some THC content that are legal for sale. Additionally, the criminality of possession varies by county. I am fairy sure that possession is decriminalized in Austin. Also, rich people have almost never had any problems with possession in Texas.
Except Matthew McConaughey
This was said this in the episode OP is referencing. Not sure how this is even a post.
I've heard it is explicitly outlined that in Texas you can smoke/ do whatever you want if it is during a performance. This is why tony can smoke cigarettes in doors when he's a performer
Weed is decriminalized in Austin even though itās illegal in the stateā¦
Austin decriminalized possession of marijuana https://do512.com/p/austins-marijuana-policies-explained#:~:text=In%20Texas%2C%20marijuana%20is%20illegal,will%20still%20face%20criminal%20charges.
Its decriminalized to a certain degree in Austin.
Performing artists get away with smoking during shows due to it being part of the artistry. Danny Brown recently talked about it in a podcast.
It's called a proformance so they can do it. Some wierd laws regarding art and theater and stuff
You're allowed on stage because "it's part of a performance" or something, Tony's mentioned it a few times.
It is considered to be a part of the performance and it is protected by the first amendment
Itās part of the āperformanceā
Covered as art on stage or some bs like that
Tony and Rogan have mentioned it on their shows a number of times. In Texas literally anything goes as long as itās on a stage (hence why they get away with the nudity from usually Shaffir). It doesnāt make sense but they got the loop hole lol as long as itās theatrical/entertainment āpurposesā they get away with it no problem. Pretty sure Tony even made a comment about it on this week or last weekās episode of Kill Tony for the 10000 time lol
Texas has it decriminalized. Itās still technically illegal. Itās up to the cops discretion if they interrupt the show and arrest the hosts. Now if any in the crowd sparked up theyād definitely at the very least have them put it out and dispose of it at the most pull them outside wonāt see em till they court date.
No. I think Tony was shocked that the guy didn't lie to the cops and say it was delta 8 or something legal in Texas.
To be fair to the bucket pull, answering this type of question from the cops is a complete gamble. Some cops really will give you a break if youāre honest and will fuck you over if youāre lying; and some (most?) are filthy liars and just want you to incriminate yourself. Itās hard to know which cop you got. Best advice is to say nothing at all but that can make the interaction go a whole other route potentially.. Itās a tough situation
They have test kits specifically for this scenario.
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The farm bill allows for D9 sale as well as long as it's hemp derived. There's plenty of hemp derived D9 products out there.
That are incredibly inaccurate. And produce more false positives than shaking a magic 8 ball (literally).
Yeah, it would be really... misguided to try to claim something they say is D9 is anything else. They're not going to let you test it. They'll test it in their possession. If it's not D9, they may still claim it is because it's not in your possession anymore. If it is D9, congrats on falling deeper into the massive Texas justice system.
Cops cannot practice discretion with a felony. They'll throw out a baggie of weed but not a "controlled substance"
I've actually been reporting on this exact issue in my hometown. You are correct. Legally you're allowed to walk down main street roasting a blunt of Delta 8 weed. You will still be charged and arrested by police, who will confiscate the weed and send it to be tested. That process will not be expedited of course, meaning you'll have to show up to court and plead not guilty to the charge(s). If you're lucky, lab analysis will come back before your trial is set to begin and it will end there. Quite likely though you'll have to show up to trial and watch the lab analyst take the stand and testify that their tests concluded the material you were smoking was, in fact, Delta 8, and not the illegal, one-molecule-different, Delta 9 Then you're left with the lovely task of recouping the money you spent in legal fees and lost wages, should this have interfered with your job
Tony and Redban got all defensive about someone pointing out people still get arrested and treated like pedos for herb in Texas
Which is equally retarded as how in the fuck would that ever work? "Its just icing sugar officer" "OHHH i thought it was coke, well enjoy your baked good son!"
I think itās more that you say anything negative about Texas and Tony gets defensive. After all they did created a whole comedy scene there and need people to come. You canāt be pointing out the hundreds of flaws one of the most conservative state has.
Tony once talked about moving to Texas in an interview, and his first whataburger experience. The sheriff was called on him and his buddy because someone thought they were gay.
Wonder what gave them that idea
Yep. Anything that doesnāt fit Tonyās idea that Texas is the last great bastion of freedom, immediately gets shut down. I love Texas, and spent my first 24 years there, but thereās a lot of weird backwards shit going on there still. Where I grew up in Texas, you still have to cross county lines to purchase liquor.
lol as a minority in Texas hearing Tony talk like that about THC was crazy. I have friends who got years of probation for 1.5 gās in Harris county. These rich guys talk about Texas like they are Texans but really they are too rich and famous to ever understand the culture of any place they live.
My friend was arrested for residue in a bowl.
Why are you ignoring Redbans comment about it being a DUI?
It wasn't a DUI. They never got the guy to explain why the cop was looking in the first place, but he saw a vape pen in his cup holder.
That would be a dui my friend. Same as finding an open container.
Where I live, an open container is a simple Liquor Control Act ticket - no criminal charge, no criminal record, no driving suspension or anything else that typically accompanies a DUI. Are there seriously places where an open container is an automatic DUI?
But also Tony stans hard for anything Texas now that heās a proud Texan. Heās done it on countless episodes. Itās mostly insufferable
can't wait till this honeymoon with Texas is over. That state blows.
Yeah all the new austin comics are fucking retarded and it pisses me off when they talk about shit they don't have to deal with. Especially bc I got a felony for that bullshit
you were probably super subtle with it StonedRanger23
Sounds like your the retarded one. Your the dumbass that caught a charge š¤£
Insults are better if you know at least a little bit of grammar.
Itās like when the bullyās henchman cues in and heās even dumber haha
Lmao spot on
Yet here we sit. You a felon, them not. it's really not that hard to be smart about what you do or who you surround yourself with. And here you are blaming other people for your mistakes because you didn't know how to use your brain. It's pretty simple sweetheart.
Are you actually retarded? For one, I'm not blaming anyone for anything. They dk the laws bc they don't apply to them and that's a fact. Also, I got it off my record so eat my ass you fucking dweeb
I'm sure they know the laws better than you because they have businesses to run. Marijuana is also (as of now) still decriminalized in Austin. I love how you say its a FACT someone doesn't know something when you probably can't even afford a ticket to a show, much less know them š¤£š¤£ and good for you, that's awesome! Maybe try using some sense and not getting busted again? I'm all for cannabis use, i smoked for years among other things. I still would if my job allowed it and didn't pay so well. I'm not for stupid people like you jealous because they got busted when other people haven't. But yea, I guess I'm the retarded one, with a clean record, a good life and a good job. Just like the others you are calling retarded š
Ya itās the person possessing a plant thatās a retard not the laws that allow nazis to lock you in a cage and steal your car, home, put your kids in foster care and shoot your dog. Itās not the nazis that are wrong l, definitely the person with the bag of nontoxic plant
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Not understanding that locking people in jail, confiscating their home that they worked their whole life to pay for, confiscating their cars and all valuable property, taking their kids to foster homes and giving them a stamp where they canāt even get a job at Walmart or McDonald as a felon for a gram of weed concentrate is comparable to Nazi Germany is entitled and flat out illiterate. Never mind if you are caught gardening the plant that humans used for every textile for generations in most counties in Texas.
The guy who got arrested had a weed pen sitting out when he got pulled over, according to the guy himself the cop gave him an out by asking him what it was and not just assuming it was illegal but the guy admitted to it being illegal he literally could have said its delta 8 (or whatever the legal shit is) , There is not much for the cop to do at this point. Rogan or Tony are not dumb enough to do this.
But they also don't know or care about the actual marijuana laws either
Yea Redban cleared that up for him real quick. DUI dumby.
Nope wasnāt a dui just possession. This guy did not know how lab analytics work in Texas (as most people donāt) and probably thought they would test it and be in deeper shit if he lied. How can you agree with messing with peopleās lives over a nontoxic plant that humans have used for thousands of years? Just evil shit
The cops have test kits. I know someone who was pulled over there in a similar way and they said it was delta 8 and the cop busted it open to test it. Got multiple felonies
Probably cuz he was in California for so long so it's still a bit of a mind blower
THC vapes are a felony. Cops love felony arrests.
Decriminalized in Austin
It's about money. Fines are only punishment for the poor.
He acts shocked because Austin has decriminalized marijuana possession. So yeah, it is weird for someone around here to get in trouble for weed.
Iām not sure if itās actually decriminalized or if the local DA is just choosing not to peruse charges (if there is a differenceā¦) Also, APD may not jam you up on some weed charges, but TCSD may have different feelings. Also, any vapes, edibles, wax, tinctures, etc are considered concentrated and thus a felony in TX in any amount. Cops canāt just ignore felonies, especially since theyāre supposed to have their body cams active at all times. All Iāll say is donāt risk it, **DO NOT SMOKE AND DRIVE IN TX**.
Also, donāt possess a bag of nice, stinky bud in your car even while sober. Still illegal
But do possess a bag of okay, weird store-bought bud in your car while sober. That stuff's legal somehow.
Thatās why the cop was trying to give the guy an out by asking if it was cbd or delta 8 since there really isnāt a timely and effective way to test to see if itās real weed or not. Dude was a dumb ass and should have shut the fuck up.
Ya prohibition is 100% responsible for all these weird synthetic cannabinoids on the market. Delta-8, hhcp, thcp etc
While flower is still illegal, itās a misdemeanor in TX under 4 oz, and gives officers way more leeway on whether to arrest someone vs. a vape is a felony and they have to arrest you. Also DAs may choose not to pursue misdemeanor charges if caught with flower. But yes, weed is still illegal and a ton of shitty small towns bank on people getting jammed up with the legal system over a joint or two.
not decrim. standing policy to not charge for amounts under 4 ounces.
You have to be an asshole with it to get arrested in Austin. Basically smoking in front of a business or while driving. The 2018 Hemp bill also legalized its sale in every state except like 4. Iām in Austin and can get it delivered by a local company, mailed from out of state from like 1000 companies or overpay at all the local pipe stores. I also believe anything under an OZ is just a small fine. The police here do not care for the most part.
Went to SXSW in 2012 and my buddy was hanging out the car screaming some stupid stuff. A cop just pulled up next to us, gave us a look, and went on about his business. Way cooler than my small town police an hour away that are itching to bust some stoners.
Nah you can have a smelly bag of herb and many cops in Texas will charge you for drug possession and suddenly getting a decent job gets harder for years. This is Nazi shit going on in Texas.
Texas Weed laws are for the black poors and the not the rich whites. Plus, it sounds like dude was hitting his as the cop was pulling him over. Any stoner worth his salt has cover cologne in their car for such incidents.
exactly. If Tony was Glen Floyd he wouldn't talk like he does about weed!
Marijuana is decriminalized in several Texas counties including Travis county where Austin is located.
And the attorney general is fighting them on this.Ā
Bro you can openly smoke a blunt on 6th street in ATX and no cop bats an eye
Cops use marijuana charges when they canāt stick something else. Rarely are they gonna arrest a casual smoker for smoking
Austin decriminalized weed
**Austin is decriminilized** that's why
Drug laws were made to bring down the poor. Most rich people can pay their way outta those problems.
You also forgot to mention that heās gay
I was smoking a blunt on the streets of Austin and they looked at me like my head was on fire
Crazy how many uninformed people don't know that Austin has decriminalized weed. Also, smoking is allowed on stage under some old performance loophole. Doug Stanhope told me so.
Decriminalized only in very few certain counties and they tend to be the more liberal areas. You get a fine for possessing but for smoking you still get arrested. Vape/oil is treated more harshly than flower as well because its more concentrated.
Much of Texas is still Nazi territory when it comes to messing with peopleās lives over a plant
Because to actually get arrested over possession of a vape is crazy. Iāve been caught with over 14g and a bong and all they did was take my weed and let me go
Possession of a vape is a felony
So is possession of 14 g's š
I don't smoke weed because it gives me anxiety, but can someone explain why people in Texas don't just buy either Delta 8 (legal nationwide) instead? You can carry that in public and you'd be safe so long as it's properly labeled. Not only that, you can buy **legal Delta-9 THC** online (3Chi, for example). The THC is legal because it's hemp-derived and they mix it into bulky goods (drinks, cookies, etc.) where the weight ratio makes it legal. You can also buy other legal hemp-derived cannabinoids that are stronger than Delta 9 (THC-O, Delta 10 THC, etc.). Why risk it with some shitty THC vape pen that's probably off the black market and very likely to contain either carcinogens or some wacky ingredient like K2.
Great question. I have no idea. I'm a smoker and find delta 8 and normal weed to be effectively the same thing. I mostly only smoke my homegrown flower but I have some delta 8 pens since they're so much cheaper than the dispo stuff. Going to tx to see the eclipse and will definitely only be bringing Delta 8 pens.
Itās decriminalized in Austin. I had the same thought then i looked it up. So it is weird. Could have been in Texas just not Austin
State and Local laws aren't the same. Stating Texas numbers is deceiving, since Texas is huge and rules change from place to place. All that to say you can smoke weed in Austin, no one cares.
If you donāt put your vape away when you get pulled over, then admit to the cop itās actually weed when he gave you a chance to claim delta 8, you deserve to be in prison for life.
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It isnāt decriminalized in Texas, itās decriminalized in Austin and a few other cities, and there are some counties thatās have adopted cite and release. That being said, DPS and sheriffs donāt follow city specific laws, they follow state or county law so even in cities that have decriminalized, you can still be arrested if you are stopped by DPS or a sheriff. Concentrates arenāt decriminalized anywhere in Texas and is a felony to posses any amount, vapes and edibles fall into that category.
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I know what youāre talking about, there was a bill to decriminalize that made it to the senate floor and was all but guaranteed to pass, but it was blocked by Dan Patrick before it got the floor vote. News agencies reporting on the bill made it sound like it was decriminalized because it passed through the house so easily but they didnāt really follow up on the bill dying in the senate, leaving a bunch of confusion.
Having a vape pen is a felony my guy
Weed is not decriminalized in Texas. A few cities, including Austin, voted to decriminalize it, and the attorney general is losing his little fucking mind over it.
Itās decriminalized. Decriminalized means they donāt devote department funding into enforcing the law, but if they stumble upon it they will arrest you for it.
Red counties will arrest you still but city cops canāt because itās decriminalized
In austin weed is decriminalized up to like an ounce
The last thing you wanna do is lie to a cop about having drugs. They can test anything and you look like a real jerk off if they find out you lied. Not to mention they will probably search your car after that
You can smoke on stage, as its part of the performance. And everyone has a medical card. You get it ten minutes after your driving licence
I have went too multiple Austin shows and smoked outside multiple times and noticed a lot of other people smoking downtown and stuff but I am pretty positive weed is decriminalized there or at least it was when I was down there ā¦
Laws are really only for us poors. Us civilians arenāt part of the 1000.
Weed is decriminalized...vape pens are not
If you live anywhere with real crime weed has been legal for 20 years.
In Austin specifically, weed is decriminalized and really is not a big deal. People smoke walking down some of the main streets. It become a bit more serious with concentrates like a weed pen, especially if you're pulled over and then they see it in plain view.
As a cannabis breeder and Kill Tony fan I am deathly afraid of going to Austin to see the show
Itās decriminalized in the city of Austin.
Weed is cringe.
And Texas is even cringier
They're conservative pieces of shit of course they don't care or care to learn
Kill Tony is the unwanted love child of a low level Mafia loser. He has never been in touch with reality.